WWE Raw is on the road to WrestleMania 41, where Cody Rhodes will defend his WWE Title against Elimination Chamber Winner John Cena, Tiffany Stratton will defend her WWE Title against Royal Rumble Winner Charlotte Flair, Iyo Sky will defend her World Title against Elimination Chamber Winner Bianca Belair and former champion, Rhea Ripley, in a triple threat match, Gunther will defend his World Title against Royal Rumble Winner Main Event Jey Uso, Randy Orton will battle Kevin Owens, and CM Punk will battle Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins in a Triple Threat Match.
This week on Raw, two matches have been officially scheduled: Jey Uso and Mystery Partner vs. A-Town-Down-Under and Lyra Valkyria (c) vs. Raquel Rodriguez for the IC Title. In other news regarding Raw, Cody Rhodes and John Cena will be under the same roof for a highly anticipated promo battle and CM Punk will have a lot to get off his chest after maiming two former members of The Shield on SmackDown this past Friday. Without further ado, it's time to kick things off with these Raw Predictions, starting with Jey Uso and his Mystery Tag Partner vs. A-Town-Down-Under.
Jey Uso & Mystery Partner vs. A-Town-Down-Under [Tag Match]
Jey Uso has been battling A-Town-Down-Under in singles matches as a filler before his title match against Gunther at Mania. Now, he will have a mystery partner to take them down in a tag team match. Now is the time to debunk the Joe Hendry predictions because this is the perfect time for Sami Uso to return. Whenever Jey needed help against The Bloodline, Zayn helped him. Whenever Zayn needed help against Kevin Owens, Jey was not there to help Sami. Furthermore, Jey was the one who eliminated Zayn in the Rumble. All of these seeds have been planted for good reason.
Kross has been talking sense into Zayn to goad him into putting himself first, and this will lead to a heel turn from Zayn that should provide a pathway to insert himself in the Gunther v. Jey World Title Match and juice things up with that storyline. Zayn was the man who defeated Gunther last year at Mania and was quite frankly the only man to beat Gunther on the main roster. To get inserted into this title match, he will win this tag match with Jey and challenge him to a match next week on Raw, in which the stipulation is: If Sami beats Jey, he will be added to the World Title Match at Mania.
Prediction: Jey Uso & Sami Zayn
Lyra Valkyria (c) vs. Raquel Rodriguez [IC Title]
Since Bayley already pinned Lyra Valkyria in an Elimination Chamber Qualifying Match to earn a future IC Title Shot, it is puzzling as to why Bayley had to earn the number one contendership against Raquel Rodriguez last week. Nonetheless, unless WWE plans on having one woman monopolize the titles in the women's division, Lyra is not going to lose her title to someone who is already one-half of the tag team champions. To give WWE the benefit of the doubt, it seems that this match was set up to plant seeds for a multi-woman tag title match that could include Lyra Valkyria and her hero, Becky Lynch.
Prediction: Lyra Valkyria
Confirmed Match Card & Segments for 03/21 WWE SmackDown:
- Cody Rhodes and John Cena under one roof.
- Jey Uso & Sami Zayn vs. A-Town-Down-Under
- Lyra Valkyria (c) vs. Raquel Rodriguez for the IC Title
- CM Punk Promo
- Becky Lynch Return?
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